Photos from Florence
I just realised I didn't do the photo thing on LJ. Let me rectify that!
A sneaky shot from a window in the upper corridors of the Uffizi - the museum attendants will shame you in public if they catch you photographing the artwork! I got away with snapping the view, though!
Outside the Palazzo Vecchio - you can't see the tower on top but, trust me, I climbed it! I have the evidence below!
I took a trip into the mountains around the city and stumbled across this old Roman Arena!
Ninteen flights of stone steps in the Palazzo Vecchio - ten of those flights were steep tower stairs. No lift/elevator option. Talk about a cardiovascular workout! Worth it for the photo, though!
Up close and personal to the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore !
I did a paper on the baptistry doors while in college - and while these are replicas (the originals were moved to a museum in the sixties), I still got a thrill seeing them in situ!
Me on the balcony of the Uffizi
We were allowed to take photos inside the Museo Galileo and, oh my, was that museum a delightful surprise. If you have any interest at all in the history of the sciences, this is a must see museum.
My Florentine coffee with it's Fleur De Lis! Funnily enough, this was the cheapest coffee I had in Italy (€1) but also the nicest - it was also served it with a shot of water, the traditional Florentine way. I think I may have accidentally stumbled across a local's hangout rather than a tourist spot!
And I think I'll stop now before I get too out of control1
A sneaky shot from a window in the upper corridors of the Uffizi - the museum attendants will shame you in public if they catch you photographing the artwork! I got away with snapping the view, though!
Outside the Palazzo Vecchio - you can't see the tower on top but, trust me, I climbed it! I have the evidence below!
I took a trip into the mountains around the city and stumbled across this old Roman Arena!
Ninteen flights of stone steps in the Palazzo Vecchio - ten of those flights were steep tower stairs. No lift/elevator option. Talk about a cardiovascular workout! Worth it for the photo, though!
Up close and personal to the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore !
I did a paper on the baptistry doors while in college - and while these are replicas (the originals were moved to a museum in the sixties), I still got a thrill seeing them in situ!
Me on the balcony of the Uffizi
We were allowed to take photos inside the Museo Galileo and, oh my, was that museum a delightful surprise. If you have any interest at all in the history of the sciences, this is a must see museum.
My Florentine coffee with it's Fleur De Lis! Funnily enough, this was the cheapest coffee I had in Italy (€1) but also the nicest - it was also served it with a shot of water, the traditional Florentine way. I think I may have accidentally stumbled across a local's hangout rather than a tourist spot!
And I think I'll stop now before I get too out of control1